St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter in Bradford, Bradford.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 338 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 444 |
| Free school meals | 32.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Address | Ivy House Road, Bradford, BD5 8FG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stmatthewsprimary.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01274731693 |
| URN | 151462 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 June 2023, published 18 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery, URN 107303).
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Bankfoot Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Bowling Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Marshfield Primary (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Newby Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Newhall Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Wibsey Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.